Picked this up to add to the variety of beers in my fridge that I consider to be good for Fall. This certainly came through. Very well done with nice caramel malts supplying an earthy taste. The hazelnut compliments the base ale very well. My one complaint is that it is just a bit sweeter than I'd like. Still, very solid and good for Fall and Winter.

I'm an American expat who just spent six weeks revisiting the USA, and I tried a lot of craft beer that I wasn't able to get abroad. This one was my favorite. I love how Rogue does roasted barley. This roasted barley flavor comes through nicely and is my favorite part about the beer. I couldn't really taste the hazelnut in particular, but the beer wasn't bitter like other roasted barley beers. The sweetness of the beer worked well.

I love hazelnuts but I guess I'm not a big fan of hazelnut flavor in beer - or aroma for that matter. Luckily the beer paired very well with zucchini nut bread or I may have had a tough time finishing it. The base beer is a very solid brown ale.

Reviewed from notes. I’ve had this beer more than multiple times in my life. The appearance is a dark brown colored body that leaves a nice one finger creamy tan lacing looking head. The body is totally too dark for any carbonation to be seen and a perfect super light foamy lacing is left. The smell has hazelnuts and brown sugar up front with some malts in the background, reminds me a bit of beer bread. The taste is the same as the smells coming through on my tongue with a bit more nuttiness. On the palate, she sits about a medium, maybe closer to heavy, still has a good deal of sharpness on the tongue with a sticky aftertaste. Overall, this is probably one of the best English Brown ales on the market one can get in the USA. Don’t pass up if you see it.